Fisher in contract talks with FSU

11:59 PM,
Dec. 4, 2012

FSU football coach Jimbo Fisher.

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As the college coaching carousel whirled at breakneck speed Tuesday, with three major programs snatching up head coaches from other schools, Florida State officials were in the midst of re-evaluating Jimbo Fisher's contract.

Fisher, whose name has been linked to openings at Auburn and Tennessee, will wrap up his third season as the Seminoles' head coach in the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. His current deal, which was extended one year at the end of the 2011 season, is set to expire following the 2016 campaign.

In a brief interview with the Democrat on Tuesday, FSU president Eric Barron said he ...